Polishing device



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I SL*|I\\\ IN VEN TOR W W ATTORNEY Fetented Apr. 21, 1925.

narrate :STATEES 'JOIINYD. 'DEMPSEY, OE OIJEAN, 'NEW YORK.

POLISHING DEVICE.

Application filedJ'anuary 16, 1928.. Serial No. 612,890.

'tl" -CltlZ6I1 of the "United States, residing at @lean, in the countyof *Cattaraugus, State of New York, have invented certain 'new anduseful Improvements in Polishing Devices; and I do hereby-declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

This invention relates to polishing devices for furniture, woodwork,automobiles, etc. It is the common practice in polishing such things toput a little polish on a soft rag and rub it by hand on the surface tobe polished, continuing the rubbing until the desired gloss has beenproduced. This practice is crude and is objectionable, for at least tworeasons. First, the polish soils the hands, and second, the rag, (whichmust be soft and absorptive for best results and to be chosen with care)is likely to be misplaced and unavailable when needed.

It is the object of the present invention to design a generally improvedfurniture polishing device, which shall as far as possible, do away withthese objectionable features. I have done this by securing the polishingrag (in this case a piece of felt) to a polishing tool a disc of woodwith a handle) and mounting this tool upon the polish container to formin effect a closure for it. The container I form with a wide mouthcovered by a perforate inner cover fashioned to receive the polishingtool, and when not in use I hold the tool in place upon this perforatecover by means of asecond and outer cover. The polish is applied to thefelt through the perforations and does not come in contact with thehands of the user, while the polishing tool, forming a part of the coverof the container,

cannot well be mislaid.

In order that the invention may be more clearly understood, I haveillustrated a preferred embodiment of it in the accompanying drawing inwhich Fig. 1 is a sectional elevation of the device with itseleperforations 5. "placed between the end of the neck and the cover 3to 'preventleakage of polish around vided with a threaded neck 2 uponwhich is screwed an inner cover 3. This cover has a depression providedwith a number of An annular gasket 6 is the neck. The polishing toolconsists of a wooden disc 7 having a piece of felt or chamois 8 securedto one of its faces. A handle 9 extends from the other face. This toolis designed to fit within the depression 4 and overlie the perforations.It is held there when not in use by means of an outer cover 10 whichscrews upon the inner cover 3, and is provided with a hole 11 whichpermits its passing over the handle 9.

The device is used as follows: The parts being assembled, as shown inFig. 1, the container is shaken or tipped to cause the polish to passthrough the perforations and impregnate the felt, and the outer coverremoved to permit withdrawal of the tool for use. The supply of polishon the felt can be replenished from time to time by replacing the toolwithin the depression in the inner cover and shaking the container.After use, the parts are returned to assembled position when the toolserves as a closure for the container.

The device of the invention is always available for immediate andcontinued use because when not in use the elements there of must beassociated in the manner described in order to preserve the polish andsecurely close the receptacle. This results in maintaining the polishingtool free from dirt and provides a means for having available at alltimes the necessary materials needed for polishing purposes.

It will be evident that many modifications may be made in theconstruction of the polishing device within the scope of my inventionand I intend to include in the appended claims all such modifications.

I claim:

1.. {A polishing device comprising a wide mouthed container, a perforatecover therefor through which the polish is dispensed, a polishing toolhaving a relatively impermeable body with a polishing surface on thebottom thereof and adapted to engage the upper surface of the perforatecover to effectively seal the same, and a second cover for holding thepolishing tool in engagement with the perforate cover when not in use.

2. A polishing device comprising a Wide mouthed container, a perforatecover therefor through which the polish is dispensed, a polishing toolhaving a relatively impermeable body with a polishing surface on oneside thereof, means on the impermeable body for gripping the tool whenin use, said polishing tool being adapted to engage the upper surfaceof'the perforate cover to effectively seal the same, and a second coverfor pressing the polishing tool against the perforate cover when not inuse.

A polishing device comprising a Wide mouthed polish container, aperforate cover therefor through which the polish is dispensed andhaving a depression therein, a

polishing tool COll'lPl'lSll'lg a disc having a polishing felt securedto the lower face thereof, designed to fit Within the depression in theperforate cover, and a second cover for holding the polishing tool inplace upon the container when not in use.

. 4. A polishing device comprising a Wide mouthed container, a perforatecover therefor through which the polish is dispensed and having adepression therein, a polishing tool adapted to fit Within thedepression so as to effectively seal the container.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

7 JOHN D. DEMPSEY.

